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title: "April 11, 2025 — Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, and Cyril…"
description: "Friday, April 11, 2025. 29 March (Old Style). Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, and Cyril the Deacon. Fast day"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04-11"
language: "en"
---

Friday

# April 11, 2025

29 March (Old Style) · 6th week of Great Lent

Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)

[Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04-11) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2025-04-11)

[Month calendar](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04)

[← April 10](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04-10) [April 12 →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04-12)

## Events of the day

- Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, and Cyril the Deacon

  Commemoration

## Fasting

Fast day · Great Lent

Great Lent, Monday, Wednesday and Friday: xerophagy.

- Meat: not allowed
- Dairy & eggs: not allowed
- Fish: not allowed
- Oil: not allowed
- Wine: not allowed
- Xerophagy

Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.

## Readings of the day

- 6th Hour

  Isaiah 66:10–24

- Vespers

  Genesis 49:33–50:26

- Vespers

  Proverbs 31:8–31

Source: Orthocal: lectionary data — Slavic tradition, Julian calendar.

## Saints and icons

- Prayer of the day: [Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/prayers/ephrem)